Christian Howanitz
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- Height:
- 5'9"
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- Weight:
- 155
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- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- Position:
- Forward
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Spring Studios for Academic Excellence
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- Major:
- Business
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- Team:
- Walpole Express (EHL)
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- Minor:
- Criminal Justice
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- gp
- 15
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- p
- 4
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- g
- 3
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- a
- 1
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- pim
- 10
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- +/-
- -5
Bio
As a Junior:
Appeared in 15 games...recorded three goals with an assist for four points...scored a power play and game winning goal
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 23 games...recorded two goals and two assists for four points on the season...scored a game winner on the season...named to the MASCAC All Academic Team
As a First Year:
Christian appeared in 17 games...recorded two assists...was named to the MASCAC All-American Academic Team
Personal:
Christian was born in Boulder, CO...is majoring in Business with a minor in Criminal Justice at Worcester State...the son of Michael Howanitz and Christie Quarles...has one sibling, Ethan...favorite spot on campus is the Wellness Center...choose Worcester State after seeing the campus and meeting the players and knowing it would give the best chance to succeed in college both in the classroom and on the ice and has a tradition of excellence
Before Worcester State:
Christian is a 2020 graduate of Spring Studious for Academic Excellence in Boulder, CO...played varsity ice hockey for the Cyclones...
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 15 | 7 |
| Points | 4 | 0 |
| Goals | 3 | 0 |
| Assists | 1 | 0 |
| PIM | 10 | 6 |
| +/- | -5 | -5 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 0 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 0 | 0 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 0 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 29 | 6 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | at Assumption | W, 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 9 | .400 |
| Nov 2 | Anna Maria | W, 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Nov 6 | Salem St. | L by SO, 1-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 8 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | L by SO, 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| Nov 13 | Keene State | L, 6-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Nov 15 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | L by SO, 1-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Nov 20 | Westfield St. | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Nov 22 | at Fitchburg St. | L, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Dec 4 | Framingham St. | W, 5-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 6 | King's (Pa.) | W, 5-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 9 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2 | vs. Western New Eng. | W, 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Jan 3 | at Mass.-Boston | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 9 | Franklin Pierce | W, 11-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jan 10 | at Post | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 17 | at Salem St. | L, 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jan 22 | at Anna Maria | L by SO, 2-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 23 | Hiram | W, 5-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Jan 29 | Rivier | L, 8-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 31 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 5-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 5 | at Westfield St. | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | Fitchburg St. | L, 6-5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 12 | at Framingham St. | L, 4-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 19 | Anna Maria | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Feb 21 | at Rivier | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 26 | at #3 Westfield St. | L, 5-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 28 | 35 | .444 |
| 2024-25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 185 | 85 | 100 | .459 |
| 2025-26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 56 | 32 | 24 | .571 |
| Total | 55 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 304 | 145 | 159 | .477 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 56 | 32 | 24 | .571 |
| Conference | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 8 | .619 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 8 | .579 |
| Away | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 15 | .571 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 14 | .462 |
| Losses | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 |
| Ties | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 9 | .400 |
| November | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 20 | 11 | .645 |
| January | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| February | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
News mentions
Worcester, MA- After being dealt their first conference loss on Thursday, the Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team (2-2-3, 0-1-2) is right back in action as they head to Fitchburg State to take on the Falcons in their bid for the first win of the season.
Worcester, MA- After coming off a tight battle Thursday night, the Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team (2-0-1, 0-0-1) is back on road ice as they journey to Johnson & Wales to face the Wildcats.
Worcester, MA- After claiming their first WooCup Championship on Sunday night the Lancers extended their honors with two named to the MASCAC Weekly Honors. Juniors Christian Howanitz (Colorado Springs, CO) and Donovan Alfama (Douglas, MA) claimed the Player and Goalie of the Week honors on a 2-0 week.
Worcester, MA- after taking the win in the opening of the WooCup Championship, the Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team took on Anna Maria in their first ever appearance in the WooCup Championship game.